TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2014

Today is Tuesday, May 13, the 133rd day of 2014. There are 232 days left in the year.

1110 ― Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath

1637 ― Cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife

1643 ― Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population

1888 ― Brazil abolishes slavery

1950 ― Diner's Club issues its first credit cards

1965 ― Rolling Stones record ``Satisfaction"

1968 ― 1,000,000 French demonstrate against De Gaulle and Pompidou

1979 ― Shah and family sentenced to death in Teheran

1983 ― Reggie Jackson is first major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times

1992 ― Three astronauts simultaneous walked in space for the first time